THE Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales’ Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre has received national recognition for its Living Seas Volunteer Programme having recently achieved the Investing in Volunteers Award.

The highly sought-after award is the UK’s quality standard for volunteer management.

The Wildlife Trust’s Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre was founded in 1996 by one of the long standing volunteers and local charter boat owner Steve Hartley, as a non-profit organisation dedicated to conserving Cardigan Bay’s marine life through research and education.

As part of The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales the centre delivers the Trust’s Living Seas work and is home to the Living Seas team of staff and volunteers.

The centre is grateful to receive funding from the Wales Council for Voluntary Action and Players of People’s Postcode Lottery to carry out various aspects of its vital conservation work.

Laura Evans, Living Seas volunteer coordinator at CBMWC, said: “The IiV award demonstrates that we provide an outstanding volunteer experience with a number of our volunteers being interviewed as part of the assessment. It also helps to recognise the amazing work of our dedicated volunteers, without whom we would not be able to achieve our marine conservation aims.”

David Martin, a local volunteer at CBMWC since October 2015, said: “I’m delighted that the effort of the staff is recognised by achieving this award because CBMWC is a great place to volunteer”.

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